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Offline taybrynn

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SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2013, »
Thanks, it appears the 3 remaining transformers I have match the v3 ssr4 board pin out (6 pin) ... I guess I need to swap my v2 boards for v3 or swap transformers.
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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2013, »
Scott:

The board redesign was specifically done because of the end of life on the four-pin, blue Pulse transformers.

If you have the six-pin Hammond transformer, you need the v3 boards.

Do not try to use the v2 boards with the v3 BOM.

HTH.

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« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2013, »
Wow, wish I knew that earlier.

I already have two v2 boards almost done ... Using the wrong parts.

So are you saying it won't work ?
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« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2013, »
I had two blue transformers and three of the six pin transformers. 

I started the two with the blue transformers but otherwise with latest BoM parts.
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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2013, »
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So are you saying it won't work ?

No, I'm just saying I wouldn't recommend using v3 BOM parts on a v2 board.

I haven't done a component-by-component comparison to determine why some pieces were changed (i.e.: Functionally the same but a better price? An attempt to standardize parts across projects?).

I'm hoping RJ will step in here and give you a definitive answer.

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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2013, »
The transformer was no longer avaliable so we had to chage it. In the process I changed the Voltage regulator to allow it to drop out at a lower voltage so we did not have the issues with running high loads on long cords we saw in some cases.

I believe the pin out of the regulators are different if I am remembering correctly so you must use the correct Voltage regulator on the correct version. The transformers will not interchange either.

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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2013, »
Thanks RJ (and everyone else for that matter).  Sorry that its taken me this long to "get it".

I think if I will use (2) of my old v2 boards with the (2) blue transformers I have (matches v2 transformer pinout) ... and then acquire a 7805 voltage regulator to match the v2 transformer.  I'm assuming the other part changes are not significant.

I have ordered some v3 boards (3), and already have (3) v3 transformers -- so those should work with the v3 BOM parts I already have.
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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2013, »
Scott:

Glad it all worked out.

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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2013, »
Ok, I'm putting these v2 ssr4 together a
With the 7805 regs and the old blue transformer.

I have the new part df01m 1amp 100volt and the
Old bom used a df005m 1amp 50volt bridge rectifier.

Can I use the 100 volt or should I get the df005m instead?
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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #24 on: November 23, 2013, »
I believe that the new component is more tolerant (it does 100 volts) than the old component (it only does 50 volts). I think in the world of bridge rectifiers, you can always have more tolerance but never less.

I would say the new component is fine on the old board.

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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2013, »
Thanks again! 

 <fp. I just royally messed up and destroyed my v2 boards in the process.  <fp.

Luckily I still have the v3 boards and the correct parts for those.  oh brother
that v2 was a nightmare I'll want to forget soon -- this is my first kit failure -- lol

 <md..

I put the 7805 in the wrong spot (the board doesn't label the triacs vs. volt reg
and STUPID me ... I put them in wrong places, then destroyed the board moving them.
Oh well, I learned my lesson ... how embarassing
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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2013, »
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I put the 7805 in the wrong spot (the board doesn't label the triacs vs. volt reg
and STUPID me ... I put them in wrong places, then destroyed the board moving them.
Oh well, I learned my lesson ... how embarassing

Yes, could happen to anyone ... I was de-soldering a couple of components both yesterday and today for dumb mistakes.

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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #27 on: November 26, 2013, »
Well today I outdid myself, I knocked something over on my desk which knocked something else over, which knocked my coffee cup over, which then poured coffee into a power up ssr4 that I was trying to program the start channel for.  Talked about nutty stupid stuff ... omg, I'm cursed with the ssr4 for some reason.
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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2013, »
Don't feel too bad.  I sat on my first Active Hub and cracked it in half.   (I sat on a LE4 too.)   Now I check where I'm about to sit before I sit.   :)

(Can you drown the SSR4 in 91% alcohol?)

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Re: SSR v3 PCBs
« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2013, »
I think that it was poweed up while it was introduced to coffee which indocated that the magic smoke was probably released.
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